초록

This paper aims to contribute to the debate of biometrics and privacy concerns by examining the existing legal and academic debates. Several controversial legal problems in the biometric context will be discussed such as the following: the legal status of biometric data, the storage of biometric data, compulsory and voluntary issues and the necessity of using biometric technology. The study will be based on relevant EU instruments, Norwegian, Swedish and US case law. Critical comments will be made on the various views about biometrics and data protection from a legal perspective.